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>> president obama is facing a big challenge in the weeks ahead. i'm talking about the fiscal cliff. those drastic spending cuts and tax hikes that kick in if president obama and congress don't strike a budget deal by the end of the year. tom foreman reports the president could get some pointers from a former president who was also a master negotiator, abraham lincoln. >> reporter: for those looking for inspiration in these troubled times, the new movie "lincoln" may be just what the director ordered. by all accounts, a mix of personal and political wisdom. >> it is a self-evident truth of things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other. >> reporter: at the white house, president obama has long admired the 16th president. he took the oath on the same bible lincoln used. he stopped by the lincoln memorial. he often reads about lincoln and he's quite fond of quoting the rail splitter. >> i'm far more mindful of my own failings knowing exactly what lincoln meant when he said i have been driven to my knees many times by the overwhelmin
>> president obama is facing a big challenge in the weeks ahead. i'm talking about the fiscal cliff. those drastic spending cuts and tax hikes that kick in if president obama and congress don't strike a budget deal by the end of the year. tom foreman reports the president could get some pointers from a former president who was also a master negotiator, abraham lincoln. >> reporter: for those looking for inspiration in these troubled times, the new movie "lincoln" may be...
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now the president obama has the gall to float the name as possible secretary of state. the name of the person who is the actual vehicle used to misinform the american people during this crisis and the dishonesty reflect individual of this is a little bit breathtaking. >> congressman rohrabacher the outrage that susan rice might be nominated to replace secretary of state hillary clinton. we spoke with him earlier. appreciate you being with us. you said that president obama lied to the american people in the aftermath of the benghazi attacks. what are you saying he lied about and what evidence do you actually have that he lied? >> we have all kinds, and everybody in the country heard him and people speaking for him, but the president as well, talking about movie rage as being by a crowd that got out of control and killed ambassador and three other diplomatic personnel and before the united nations over and over again making reference to movie rage, and this is to everyone who was listening to the show tonight and they can remember that. and the national intelligence has s
now the president obama has the gall to float the name as possible secretary of state. the name of the person who is the actual vehicle used to misinform the american people during this crisis and the dishonesty reflect individual of this is a little bit breathtaking. >> congressman rohrabacher the outrage that susan rice might be nominated to replace secretary of state hillary clinton. we spoke with him earlier. appreciate you being with us. you said that president obama lied to the...
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whatever the word might be, in your proposal, the one paul ryan decided not to back, the one barack obama decided not to back, you had an increase in the federal gasoline tax. caps on mortgage interest. charitable donations and retirement contributions. these were all tough choices you made. you also increased the eligibility age for medicare and social security. reduced benefits for wealthier seniors. some of those things i've heard democrats and republicans say they agree on, others they loathe them. is there anything that should be untouchable? >> the problems are real, no easy way out. we've got to come up with at least $4 trillion of deficit reduction and that's not the maximum amount we need to do is not even the ideal amount. it's the minimum amount we need to reduce the deficit in order to stabilize the debt and get it on the path to stabilizing the gdp. >> it's interesting you say it that way. it's not the maximum, barely the minimum. bill gross from pimco says 16 trillion, which is not to be negative, but just to say people who think your plan is tough, it's getting us started o
whatever the word might be, in your proposal, the one paul ryan decided not to back, the one barack obama decided not to back, you had an increase in the federal gasoline tax. caps on mortgage interest. charitable donations and retirement contributions. these were all tough choices you made. you also increased the eligibility age for medicare and social security. reduced benefits for wealthier seniors. some of those things i've heard democrats and republicans say they agree on, others they...
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will it be mccain or obama? >> well, there's no reason why the president of the united states and the commander in chief would not be told that it was al qaeda, and he is privy to all classified information. i can person-- as far as susan s concerned, she's a cabinet member, she went on the sunday shows and repeated over and over and over what we knew at the time could not possibly be the full story, and i was on this show with you two ladies before she went on those sunday shows and i said if you think this is about a youtube video, then get in line for a female procedure, which i will not again repeat. it was clear to reporting, to anyone who picked up the newspaper who read -- even read foreign papers that what susan rice was pedaling on those sunday shows was not the full story. even though she insisted over and over and over again that this was a spontaneous mob action, which as we have now learned, did not even take place. she has to be held accountable, as well as the people who -- president obama himself
will it be mccain or obama? >> well, there's no reason why the president of the united states and the commander in chief would not be told that it was al qaeda, and he is privy to all classified information. i can person-- as far as susan s concerned, she's a cabinet member, she went on the sunday shows and repeated over and over and over what we knew at the time could not possibly be the full story, and i was on this show with you two ladies before she went on those sunday shows and i...
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two years ago president obama felt the same way, christine. in fact, i think we have a clip of this. i also hijacked you on that front where he said this. >> the last thing you want to do is to raise taxes in the middle of a recession because that would just suck up -- take more demand out of the economy and put businesses in a further hole. >> he said that two years ago. we are coming out of a recession possibly, a fragile recovery so you ask yourself is raising taxes a good idea now? >> interesting thing happening in washington where people are starting to downplay the fiscal cliff, more like a slope. won't hurt if we go over it and warren buffett among them saying don't worry, it won't be a recession and 535 people won't agree it won't crith u.s. economy. the $7 trillion taken out of the economy over ten years what. would be felt first? >> i think one thing we should go into this with, we may go over the cliff but we won't stay over the cliff. people in washington don't want us over the cliff for a couple of months. >> i think that's risky
two years ago president obama felt the same way, christine. in fact, i think we have a clip of this. i also hijacked you on that front where he said this. >> the last thing you want to do is to raise taxes in the middle of a recession because that would just suck up -- take more demand out of the economy and put businesses in a further hole. >> he said that two years ago. we are coming out of a recession possibly, a fragile recovery so you ask yourself is raising taxes a good idea...
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we know he's a big obama supporter. he is saying the president should ask for tax increases, not just closing the loopholes but tax increases on the wealthiest americans. >> which include him. >> absolutely. >> here's my question. i've always wondered what this guy makes and if he's in such support of increasing taxes and closing loopholes, i'll mention those twos that affect the wealthy, carried interest, capital gains, if he's a proponent of that, what would that cost him? >> we don't have his current numbers. we know the 2010 numbers. in 2010, warren buffett made $62.8 million. he paid $6.9 million of that on federal income tax, about a 17.4% rate. that's because most of the money he makes is off of investments. so that's taxed at a capital gains rate that can't be more than 15%. he said that's not fair. and that's been his argument. that is not progressive. he wants to see a progressive tax rate. those are the latest numbers that we have. >> if he were to double that will 15% of what he paid. >> he'd be paying about
we know he's a big obama supporter. he is saying the president should ask for tax increases, not just closing the loopholes but tax increases on the wealthiest americans. >> which include him. >> absolutely. >> here's my question. i've always wondered what this guy makes and if he's in such support of increasing taxes and closing loopholes, i'll mention those twos that affect the wealthy, carried interest, capital gains, if he's a proponent of that, what would that cost him?...
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millions of women's votes that it took to re-elect president barack obama. millions of womens votes who helped us elect a record number of women to the united states. as you look forward, understand that you are looking into the future. the future of empowerment of women in america. you saw some of these faces yesterday. among the new members elect. i said then that they were part of the most diverse caucus in the history of the world, the first time the body would have a power with a majority of women and minorities as its strength and we're very, very proud of that. said yesterday we could not have the majority, but we have the gavel. excuse me. we don't have the gavel. we don't have -- we have our own gavel. we have something more important. we have unity. we do not have the gavel. we do not have the -- majority. but we have unity. i think our caucus this morning demonstrated that very clearly. so, i come here with my sisters when i came to congress 25 years ago, there were about 23 members of congress who were women. out of 435. just think of that. 11, 1
millions of women's votes that it took to re-elect president barack obama. millions of womens votes who helped us elect a record number of women to the united states. as you look forward, understand that you are looking into the future. the future of empowerment of women in america. you saw some of these faces yesterday. among the new members elect. i said then that they were part of the most diverse caucus in the history of the world, the first time the body would have a power with a majority...
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jessica, is the obama administration saying anything about the graham and schumer plan as it starts to formulate here? >> hey, ted. they haven't commented on the plan so far this week, but graham and schumer are re-engaging on a proposal that those two senators first outlined in march of 2010, and the white house supported that r proposal then. that proposal has four specific components, not just tightening the bord, but the key component is a biometrics social security card so only those here legally can be hired. that is sort of can considered the key linchpin that could get a lot of republicans on board. also a path to legalization, a process for admitting temporary workers. it sort of is considered a framework for a comprehensive plan that the white house said they very much would like to get done for the president in the second term. >> what about the timing? why now? why is this being brought up after the election? there is exit polling that showed that majority of americans want something done on this. what is pushing this right now? >> well, a couple of things, first of all, th
jessica, is the obama administration saying anything about the graham and schumer plan as it starts to formulate here? >> hey, ted. they haven't commented on the plan so far this week, but graham and schumer are re-engaging on a proposal that those two senators first outlined in march of 2010, and the white house supported that r proposal then. that proposal has four specific components, not just tightening the bord, but the key component is a biometrics social security card so only those...
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president obama takes a second tour of superstorm sandy devastation today. he's heading to staten island. o. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in fact it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. well ok then, new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. ♪ >>> the reason the terrible twos are so terrible is that at this age, children are just developing their independence. and they want some sense of control. unfortunately, the terrible twos may start as early as 1 1/2 or younger. and they last longer than three or four years. so terrible twos may actually be a misnomer. parents can help their child with the terrible twos by giving them a special script to work with. my turn, please. i don't want that. no thank you. once the child has a better vocabulary and can express his or her needs, then often the terrible twos will go away. give your child choices. . do you want to wear these shoes or these shoes, do you want to eat broccoli or carrots. that way they feel a little bit in control. >>> right now, president obam
president obama takes a second tour of superstorm sandy devastation today. he's heading to staten island. o. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in fact it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. well ok then, new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. ♪ >>> the reason the terrible twos are so terrible is that at this age, children are just developing their independence. and they want some sense of control. unfortunately, the terrible twos...
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obama is a very popular man here. in local elections a number of candidates changed their name to obama to get more votes. the government on the other hand is less engaged because of the economy. the united states used to be brazil's main trading partner. now it's china. >>> i'm leone lakhani. people in the middle east don't like to wake up early. but this lot has been here through the night way before sunrise just to wuch those election results coming in. the u.s. ambassador was here a few minutes ago, saying he felt like he was in a vegas casino. he didn't know what time it was. >> i'm vladmir duthiers in lagos, nigeria, everyone breath lesl lessly waiting to see who would be the president of the united states. people here have always supported the president. it was no different last night. during a mock election, barack obama carried the day here in lagos. he won 254 votes to mitt romney's 35 votes. [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet.
obama is a very popular man here. in local elections a number of candidates changed their name to obama to get more votes. the government on the other hand is less engaged because of the economy. the united states used to be brazil's main trading partner. now it's china. >>> i'm leone lakhani. people in the middle east don't like to wake up early. but this lot has been here through the night way before sunrise just to wuch those election results coming in. the u.s. ambassador was here...
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and president obama fiercely defends his u.n. ambassador today after republicans threaten to block her possible nomination for secretary of state. rand paul joins us. tonight, we have late breaking developments in the petraeus scandal. first, we are just learning the name of the fbi agent who helped start the investigation that eventually led to the resignation of the nation's top spy. the name of the agent is frederick w. humphries ii. he's 47 years old. he was the investigator who first learned of a complaint from jill kelley that she received harassing e-mails. the government has taken away for now, the top security clearance of paula broadwell, the former mistress of david petraeus. this is after investigators found substantial classified information on her computer and the glaering question tonight is did broadwell's relationship with david petraeus give her access to these classified documents? "outfront" tonight, cnn national security contributor, fran townsend. she's also a member of the cia external add voizry committee
and president obama fiercely defends his u.n. ambassador today after republicans threaten to block her possible nomination for secretary of state. rand paul joins us. tonight, we have late breaking developments in the petraeus scandal. first, we are just learning the name of the fbi agent who helped start the investigation that eventually led to the resignation of the nation's top spy. the name of the agent is frederick w. humphries ii. he's 47 years old. he was the investigator who first...
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obama campaign has invested heavily in early voting, president obama had a very significant lead among those voters, so the romney camp is going to be all about election day. that's their -- that's their long ball but it could not be closer. every vote matters here in ohio. both camps doing everything they can to get out their vote on tuesday. >> every vote matters everywh e everywhere. get out and vote, everybody. vote early. we'll talk to you again at 1:00 eastern time so i'll see you again soon. thanks for dropping by. a smaller more efficient government or an invisible hand to assist and protect those in need? president obama and mitt romney, guys, they have very fundamentally different visions of government and what it should do for you. it is capitalism on trial. which version will you choose? 5. and everyone, but her... likes 50% more cash. but, i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes how about some cupcakes? yes lollipop? yes! do you want an etch a sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no you got talent. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 5
obama campaign has invested heavily in early voting, president obama had a very significant lead among those voters, so the romney camp is going to be all about election day. that's their -- that's their long ball but it could not be closer. every vote matters here in ohio. both camps doing everything they can to get out their vote on tuesday. >> every vote matters everywh e everywhere. get out and vote, everybody. vote early. we'll talk to you again at 1:00 eastern time so i'll see you...
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my son was a huge obama supporter until obama ordered that american's death with the drone and then he lost my son. my son was so offended that a president could kill a united states citizen without a trial, without anything like that. and my belief, osama bin laden has to stop prosecuting whistleblowers the way he does, and he needs to go to state's rights. let me say this. hooray for colorado and washington who took the first huge substantial step in ending this idiotic war on drugs. the people voted to legalize recreational marijuana to treat it the same as alcohol, and that's going to create a dilemma for the federal government now and this will be a good thing to see if the federal government will back off and allow states to have state's rights when it comes to things like drugs, marijuana, and a lot of the decision making. >> jesse, you ended on a slightly positive note. >> i'm a positive person. what are you stag ard about? i'm very pleased, we had the gay rights issue in minnesota where they wanted to put on our constitution that marriage was between a man and a woman alone an
my son was a huge obama supporter until obama ordered that american's death with the drone and then he lost my son. my son was so offended that a president could kill a united states citizen without a trial, without anything like that. and my belief, osama bin laden has to stop prosecuting whistleblowers the way he does, and he needs to go to state's rights. let me say this. hooray for colorado and washington who took the first huge substantial step in ending this idiotic war on drugs. the...
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president obama arrives overseas to strengthen economic and political ties in asia, including a visit to myanmar, the first u.s. president to do so. >> j-date. jewish singles using their faith and the web to find the perfect love match. it's our paces of pait. >>> and end of an icon. the maker of twinkies, wonder bread and ding dongs says good-bye. >> i'm viktor blackwell in for randi kaye. >> i want to start this hour with something we heard from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu this morning. we are prepared for a significant expansion of the operation. he is talking about the possibility of ground troops going in behind the air strikes on gaza. israeli war planes have been hammering gaza city for the past few days. ham whereas militants inside gaza have been pirg back matching israel bomb for bomb with their rockets. that has sent civilians scrambling for cover. our frederick plankin is live in southern israel, and i can see that you are standing there with something over your shoulder, a part of israel's iron dome missile defense battery. how active has that been today? >>
president obama arrives overseas to strengthen economic and political ties in asia, including a visit to myanmar, the first u.s. president to do so. >> j-date. jewish singles using their faith and the web to find the perfect love match. it's our paces of pait. >>> and end of an icon. the maker of twinkies, wonder bread and ding dongs says good-bye. >> i'm viktor blackwell in for randi kaye. >> i want to start this hour with something we heard from israeli prime...
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president obama met with some members of the u.s. olympics gymnastics team this week and just look at his face. you can tell he is not impressed. to the gas stationy going about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. part of a whole new line of tablets from dell. it's changing the conversation. ♪ [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older a
president obama met with some members of the u.s. olympics gymnastics team this week and just look at his face. you can tell he is not impressed. to the gas stationy going about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power...
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it looks how people like president obama and obama and how they're decisions end up affecting these guys on the outpost on the bottom of three steep mountains. one of the things that emerges is that mcchrystal and the aid are obsessed with the idea of a celebrity general as petraeus has become. if you read the press clips, petraeus was the savior of iraq and mcchrystal wanted to be that and there was this hubris that took over. >> and hence the biography that petraeus did which brought him down by putting him in contact with this woman. >> and they start to believe their own press clippings. >> and they start to play the media game which ends in tears, isn't it? >> well, we are a fickle bunch, aren't we, piers. one day we are nice to you and the next day we are not. general mcchrystal from the time he was appointed to the head of the forces in afghanistan is from the very moment of his confirmation hearing, he and the white house are in this back and forth and it is actually long before th"rolling stone" story r him and his aides to backlash, but it is having deadly consequences for the
it looks how people like president obama and obama and how they're decisions end up affecting these guys on the outpost on the bottom of three steep mountains. one of the things that emerges is that mcchrystal and the aid are obsessed with the idea of a celebrity general as petraeus has become. if you read the press clips, petraeus was the savior of iraq and mcchrystal wanted to be that and there was this hubris that took over. >> and hence the biography that petraeus did which brought...
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i saw the old obama. i saw him four years ago and he was doing that thing on the stump and he was emotional, he was passionate. that in the end was a connection to people i just don't think mitt romney ever established. >> no. well, i think people needed to see it so badly from president obama and that's really the first debate, what went so abysmally wrong that he didn't have his head in the game and mitt romney did. had it not been for that debate there would have been a more clear-cut definition of some sort that he was going to have this kind of sweeping win that he did have, then you look at what happened and he had this week before the election step up, show leadership, this horrible tragedy and remind everyone that we're all americans and we need to be there for one another. >> i think i just don't think the hurricane won him the election. i think it's too trite to say, easy excuse for the republicans. let's keep the tension and the pot boiling. when i come back, i want to know if america is becomi
i saw the old obama. i saw him four years ago and he was doing that thing on the stump and he was emotional, he was passionate. that in the end was a connection to people i just don't think mitt romney ever established. >> no. well, i think people needed to see it so badly from president obama and that's really the first debate, what went so abysmally wrong that he didn't have his head in the game and mitt romney did. had it not been for that debate there would have been a more clear-cut...
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if obama wins those states, pretty much over. romney needs to run the table and do well in ohio and pennsylvania. those are must-wins for him. >> charles, when you look at both campaigns from start to finish, what do you think has run the better campaign? >> i think that this campaign has been what most campaigns are, a series of ups and downs for both sides, and so there have been some performance issues and the first debate was a performance issue for barack obama. what mitt romney has not been able to do has been to get enough momentum to ever get himself over a hump and get shooting himself in the foot either by things coming out he didn't time or saying things in realtime that did him real damage. so mitt romney was never able to take advantage of a bit of momentum and ride that to a leading position over barack obama. and i think that -- at the end of the day, that will be a real issue that republicans will look bat and say we did not put forth the best candidate to run against barack obama in this election. >> carol, do yo
if obama wins those states, pretty much over. romney needs to run the table and do well in ohio and pennsylvania. those are must-wins for him. >> charles, when you look at both campaigns from start to finish, what do you think has run the better campaign? >> i think that this campaign has been what most campaigns are, a series of ups and downs for both sides, and so there have been some performance issues and the first debate was a performance issue for barack obama. what mitt...
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and this is what obama has not done. now, he's basically operating as an outlier now. you asked about our criticism, it's couched in the context of 120 years of history. we started in 1900, we end now. it's a lot. and we start -- we mentioned woodrow wilson, world war ii, saying america is the savior of the world. we show that this mission to be a global policeman starts a long time ago. but it grows dangerous after the atomic bomb in 1945. >> it's a fascinating project. thoroughly enjoy the book. it's a riveting history lesson. you bring this stuff to life. i commend you. >> thank you. >> the unhold history of the united states is on showtime. the book is available now. we'll be right back. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! so i brought it to mike at meineke. we gave her car a free road handling check. i like
and this is what obama has not done. now, he's basically operating as an outlier now. you asked about our criticism, it's couched in the context of 120 years of history. we started in 1900, we end now. it's a lot. and we start -- we mentioned woodrow wilson, world war ii, saying america is the savior of the world. we show that this mission to be a global policeman starts a long time ago. but it grows dangerous after the atomic bomb in 1945. >> it's a fascinating project. thoroughly enjoy...
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he said obama care was a gift that mobilized hispanic and black voters. certainly not the first time romney drew fire for remarks caught on tape. this time heat is coming from his own party. republicans, among others. here's what louisiana governor bobby jindal said today on "the situation room." >> this is completely unhelpful. this is not where the republican party needs to go. look, we want -- if you want voters to like you, the first thing you've got to do is to like them first, and it's certainly not helpful to tell voters that you think their votes were bought. that's certainly not a way to show them that you respect them, you like them. we need to stop being the dumb party. we need to offer smart, conservative, intelligence ideas and policies. that's how we win elections. we don't win elections by insulting voters. >> in the wake of the election a lot of republicans, not just jindal, are doing soul searching about how they can better appeal to groups that voted for obama. romney apparently didn't get that memo. joining me now, cnn contributors and
he said obama care was a gift that mobilized hispanic and black voters. certainly not the first time romney drew fire for remarks caught on tape. this time heat is coming from his own party. republicans, among others. here's what louisiana governor bobby jindal said today on "the situation room." >> this is completely unhelpful. this is not where the republican party needs to go. look, we want -- if you want voters to like you, the first thing you've got to do is to like them...
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today on the show, the second obama administration. how can the president and his team make sure to do it right? how can he avoid the pitfalls of so many second terms? i'll talk to two former white house chiefs of staff and david gergen, who has advised several presidents. >>> then, what happens when you mix big data and a presidential election? the results are fascinating and a little scary. it might well be the future of politics in america. >>> also, sea barriers, wetlands, futuristic construction materials. what is the answer to climate change, and how can we all adapt to this new normal of hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods? i'll talk to jeffrey sachs and "time" magazine's brian walsh. and why does the world's greatest democracy have such an antique, disorganized, irregular way of voting? i'll take a look. but first, here's my take. growing up in india in the 1960s and '70s i always thought of america as the future. it was the place where the newest technology, the best gadgets, the latest fads seemed to originate. seemingly exotic
today on the show, the second obama administration. how can the president and his team make sure to do it right? how can he avoid the pitfalls of so many second terms? i'll talk to two former white house chiefs of staff and david gergen, who has advised several presidents. >>> then, what happens when you mix big data and a presidential election? the results are fascinating and a little scary. it might well be the future of politics in america. >>> also, sea barriers, wetlands,...
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a new gallup poll has obama at 55%, 58% beforehand. do you think that's because he won or do you think the republicans are doing things that aren't making him look good right now? >> it was a very rough campaign, and i think a lot of folks are willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt. i think americans are exhausted. i think this was a particularly disspiriting election campaign. you have some very conservative governors who are making some really constructive noises about the republican party and where it should go next, and you also have senator mark rubio talking about things that mitt romney wasn't able to talk about very convincingly. yeah, president obama is going to have a honeymoon, and that's fair enough, but i think republicans are rebuilding, they're gathering their strength, and i think the message is sinking in. >> let me jump back in with james. one last real quick thing here. james, there was a comment on abc news. mitt romney said this yesterday with donors. he said, quote, i spoke with president clinton t
a new gallup poll has obama at 55%, 58% beforehand. do you think that's because he won or do you think the republicans are doing things that aren't making him look good right now? >> it was a very rough campaign, and i think a lot of folks are willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt. i think americans are exhausted. i think this was a particularly disspiriting election campaign. you have some very conservative governors who are making some really constructive noises about...
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barack obama is who the american people decided. isn't it the sensible thing now for you to withdraw this implacable position, no tax increases for anybody in america ever again. >> well, i think the president needs to face the fact that people went to the polls and voted for somebody not committed to raising taxes. a majority of the legislators in the country are republicans. so he did win by two points, first time in american history that someone has ever gotten reelected president, reducing his percentage of the vote, and he won by 7% four years ago, 2% this time. he has to deal with the fact the american people are not excited about his ideas of tax increases and spending increases, and i don't think they're going to allow him to undo his commitments to spending restraint that he made only last year and then in today's speech, he tried to deny some of the spending cuts that he's already agreed to in law. >> but 65% of the american public, according to the most recent polls, have no problem at all if that would actively encourage
barack obama is who the american people decided. isn't it the sensible thing now for you to withdraw this implacable position, no tax increases for anybody in america ever again. >> well, i think the president needs to face the fact that people went to the polls and voted for somebody not committed to raising taxes. a majority of the legislators in the country are republicans. so he did win by two points, first time in american history that someone has ever gotten reelected president,...
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you lost to barack obama before. should mitt romney be a little above this now and just take defeat gracefully? >> you know, i don't know. these things are always tough. but you know, i have a great line that i use all the time after i lost, i slept like a baby. sleep two hours, wake up and cry. sleep two hours, wake up a cry. i know one thing, piers. the best medicine for defeat is to get busy. because it's so wonderful to feel sorry for yourself. but that really doesn't gain you much. so get busy and get it behind you. >> very good advice. finally, senator, it was a bit of a little contrataups between you and a senator about the fact you hadn't gone to a briefing on benghazi. you seem in a more cheerful mood. dare i broach the subject and ask why you aren't at that meeting yesterday? >> sure. it was a scheduling error. i just came from a briefing. this is why we need one committee, by the way, because four different committees, three of which i'm members of, are having different hearings. i just came from an intell
you lost to barack obama before. should mitt romney be a little above this now and just take defeat gracefully? >> you know, i don't know. these things are always tough. but you know, i have a great line that i use all the time after i lost, i slept like a baby. sleep two hours, wake up and cry. sleep two hours, wake up a cry. i know one thing, piers. the best medicine for defeat is to get busy. because it's so wonderful to feel sorry for yourself. but that really doesn't gain you much....
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it seems like since obama was elected, it's clear what most americans want, meaning obama's tax plan. this from rob. the whole key to raising revenue is jobs. if you took all of the wealthiest americans' money, it wouldn't last more than a few months. please keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn, and thanks, as always, for your comments. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription.
it seems like since obama was elected, it's clear what most americans want, meaning obama's tax plan. this from rob. the whole key to raising revenue is jobs. if you took all of the wealthiest americans' money, it wouldn't last more than a few months. please keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn, and thanks, as always, for your comments. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed...
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what clinched it for president obama? the minority vote, the youth vote and in part the women's vote. >> the reality is the younger voters, identify with the president. they like his positions. they like the democratic party's position. romney had 59% of the white vote. obama dominated everywhere else. >> when you look at a state like florida, we know that we signed up 137,000 new people to vote. and we also know that the president only won by about 50 thousand votes. and those folks we signed up to vote were black and brown primarily. >> reporter: studies show the hispanic vote agree between 43% from 2000 to 2010. the numbers can't be ignored. republicans acknowledging they need to reach out to latino and african-americans. >> i think that republicans certainly have to address that one way or another. i had dinner with archer davis not long ago who outlined what he thought and his points were very significant. in terms of what blacks and hispanics believe what they want and candidate and so on. i think if republicans don
what clinched it for president obama? the minority vote, the youth vote and in part the women's vote. >> the reality is the younger voters, identify with the president. they like his positions. they like the democratic party's position. romney had 59% of the white vote. obama dominated everywhere else. >> when you look at a state like florida, we know that we signed up 137,000 new people to vote. and we also know that the president only won by about 50 thousand votes. and those...
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today, president obama saw firsthand the ongoing misery in part of new york city that included a stop on staten island where two and a half weeks after sandy, some residents say they're still relying on the goodness of strangers because there hasn't been enough help from government. deb fayerick is on the story. >> reporter: visitinging the storm avenuaged staten island, president obama named sean donovan to coordinate massive rebuilding efforts. >> he's going to be working with the mayor, the governor, the borough presidents, the county officials to make sure we come up with a strong, effective plan. >> reporter: left out were the core of volunteers. to many here, that is a stinging oversight. >> without them, i mean, no money, no government agency has shown up here to do anything to help us, so these people from the goodness of their heart have come here to help me. >> reporter: after flood waters destroyed nearly everything he owned, he said these strangers from oklahoma gave him strength to take the first step. >> they take out the damaged stuff and allow, if i'm going to, to rest
today, president obama saw firsthand the ongoing misery in part of new york city that included a stop on staten island where two and a half weeks after sandy, some residents say they're still relying on the goodness of strangers because there hasn't been enough help from government. deb fayerick is on the story. >> reporter: visitinging the storm avenuaged staten island, president obama named sean donovan to coordinate massive rebuilding efforts. >> he's going to be working with the...
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clearly the nonvoters are easily 2-1, 3-1 in favor of obama. so the real challenge, i think -- and this is what i thought because i sent it out to my twitter followers and facebook and all of this and i have gotten about 5 million people on these various social media things. i said to all of them today, can you do me a favor. in the next five or six days identify one person you know who isn't planning to vote and convince them to vote. get them to vote. if we all took that as our mission the next six days i'm going to get one non-voter to vote. i think that this could add easily another million votes for obama. it is the likely voters in the polls we don't talk about unlikely voters and i would look at this if i were a politician and say wow, there's 09 million untapped votes there. >> amazing statistic. take a break and we will be back after this. [ male announcer ] one in four americans can't sleep. are you one of them? drink dream water, the natural, fast acting sleep aid that helps you wake refreshed. visit drinkdreamwater.com. >>> back wit
clearly the nonvoters are easily 2-1, 3-1 in favor of obama. so the real challenge, i think -- and this is what i thought because i sent it out to my twitter followers and facebook and all of this and i have gotten about 5 million people on these various social media things. i said to all of them today, can you do me a favor. in the next five or six days identify one person you know who isn't planning to vote and convince them to vote. get them to vote. if we all took that as our mission the...
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the republican party, john mccain was very much outsensed by president obama, by candidate barack obama four years ago. that allowed candidate obama to have a superior ground game, to just have resources john mccain just was not able to put in. mitt romney did a great job raising funds in this cycle. >> your last answers will have to be a little shorter because we're running out of time. an narks i'll start with you. what did the romney team do wrong? what should he have done? >> the gop convention. it was, you know, old, white and boring as a stale loaf of bread. and i also think his initial efforts with latinos were lacking. if he were doing just a little better with latinos now, he probably would be winning in places like colorado. >> okay. go ahead, lz. >> taxes. he handled that conversation horribly. he's been running for president now since 2007, and he handled the situation of tax returns as if he was expecting that. he did a terrible job with that. he allowed it to dominate the conversation. there's still republicans who want to see his tax returns and that's because he did not
the republican party, john mccain was very much outsensed by president obama, by candidate barack obama four years ago. that allowed candidate obama to have a superior ground game, to just have resources john mccain just was not able to put in. mitt romney did a great job raising funds in this cycle. >> your last answers will have to be a little shorter because we're running out of time. an narks i'll start with you. what did the romney team do wrong? what should he have done? >>...
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president barack obama should be landing in thailand in the next few hours. he is on a three-day journey to asia, where he'll attend the east asia summit. the president will also stop in cambodia and myanmar. his visit to myanmar, the former burma, will be the first-ever stop there for an american president. >>> the so-called fiscal cliff just 45 days away. president obama and congress must cut a deal, otherwise, massive tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in january 1st. democrats and republicans seem more in the mood to compromise after a series of meetings. >> i know these challenges won't be easy to solve. but we can do it if we work together. that's why on friday, i sat down with congressional leaders to discuss how we can reduce our deficit in a way that strengthens our economy and protects our middle class. it was a constructive meeting and everyone agreed that while we may have our differences, we need to come together, find solutions, and take action as soon as possible. >> for too long, partisan bickering has paralyzed washington, preventing membe
president barack obama should be landing in thailand in the next few hours. he is on a three-day journey to asia, where he'll attend the east asia summit. the president will also stop in cambodia and myanmar. his visit to myanmar, the former burma, will be the first-ever stop there for an american president. >>> the so-called fiscal cliff just 45 days away. president obama and congress must cut a deal, otherwise, massive tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in january 1st. democrats...
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president obama will stay president obama. re-elected overnight. he'll remain the 44th president of the united states. as for the houses of congress, the house of respectives will remain in republican control and in the senate the democrats will keep the control there. the democrats could increase their governing margin in the senate. there are two races still too close to call, stay with us for that, but first soledad with market reaction. >>> thank you very much. let's go right to ali velshi and christine romans. >> you just heard from andrew stevens that asia was flat. asian markets have closed and european markets opened with u.s. stock futures up a little bit, but i wouldn't be surprised if they turned around. because this is what people expected. they expect what investors expect. they expected the president would be re-elected. >> we don't need a big distinguish here. barack obama is not bad for business. and democrats are not bad for the stock market. this socialist president got you a double in the stock market in the last four years. but
president obama will stay president obama. re-elected overnight. he'll remain the 44th president of the united states. as for the houses of congress, the house of respectives will remain in republican control and in the senate the democrats will keep the control there. the democrats could increase their governing margin in the senate. there are two races still too close to call, stay with us for that, but first soledad with market reaction. >>> thank you very much. let's go right to...
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barack obama re-elected. not much change. how can we expect the washington machine, many consider fractured if not paralyzed to get things done? the speaker boehner, mr. president, let's get some stuff going here, but how much of the responsibility lies with him? with speaker boehner, do you think? >> people want cooperation on both sides. the issue at hand will be the fiscal cliff and our budgetary situation. the president's put a proposal forward. it's incumbent on the speaker to say, what they would be willing to do and not simply say, it's not our responsibility. i think people expect everyone to live up to their responsibilities. and one thing that is clear as i moved around the country with the president is that they're hungry for that kind of cooperation. i hope that coming out of this election people will come with a renewed sense of cooperation. because it will take that to solve problems. let me just say one other thing, though, you mentioned that not much has changed. actually what is interesting is you have these
barack obama re-elected. not much change. how can we expect the washington machine, many consider fractured if not paralyzed to get things done? the speaker boehner, mr. president, let's get some stuff going here, but how much of the responsibility lies with him? with speaker boehner, do you think? >> people want cooperation on both sides. the issue at hand will be the fiscal cliff and our budgetary situation. the president's put a proposal forward. it's incumbent on the speaker to say,...
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the only thing about petraeus and obama, i know petraeus much better than i know obama, they strike me as very similar men. they're both intellectual, a little bit more remote than other people in their chosen professions. i always thought they kind of had irreconcilable differences. i think they've gotten over their friction and come to a position of trust over the last year especially as obama really came to understand that petraeus was not interested in running for president. >> i don't think it was interested in running for president. but other people speculated he might be. do you believe he felt -- the timing of this, my suspicion from the beginning was this information one way or another was about to come out and he decided he would do the right thing, he would release it instead of letting someone else whether from a news organization or anybody else release this information that would be so embarrassing to him. >> i think you're on the right track. now, i'm getting into speculation here. but there's a trial going on right now down at fort bragg. there have been rumors that if
the only thing about petraeus and obama, i know petraeus much better than i know obama, they strike me as very similar men. they're both intellectual, a little bit more remote than other people in their chosen professions. i always thought they kind of had irreconcilable differences. i think they've gotten over their friction and come to a position of trust over the last year especially as obama really came to understand that petraeus was not interested in running for president. >> i...
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barack obama won. he won henrico county, a very classic suburban county in virginia which is the home of eric cantor, the republican house majority leader, and in wisconsin, get this, barack obama overwhelmingly won rock county, wisconsin, which -- whose biggest town in janesville which is paul ryan's hometown and home county. i have been there, i have walked the gritty streets of janesville. it's not actually all that urban. and how can he be this dumb is the only question i've got. >> alex, congressman ryan's comments miss the point on why he and mitt romney lost? >> no. it's ridiculous. this is one of the keys you look at and we were all looking at election night, was barack obama going to be able to get out the black vote to 2008 levels with the same intensity as he did for the first black president of the united states four years ago. was he going to get out the hispanic vote. well, he got both of those not only to 2008 levels, he got the hispanic vote higher. you're looking at keys. is he going t
barack obama won. he won henrico county, a very classic suburban county in virginia which is the home of eric cantor, the republican house majority leader, and in wisconsin, get this, barack obama overwhelmingly won rock county, wisconsin, which -- whose biggest town in janesville which is paul ryan's hometown and home county. i have been there, i have walked the gritty streets of janesville. it's not actually all that urban. and how can he be this dumb is the only question i've got. >>...
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let's come back and talk about barack obama being re-elected. and also historically, where you put him in context, relation to the untold history of the united states and about this fascinating new project you have. after the break. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. so i never missed a beat. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different op
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so is there anything the obama team can do to prevent this? now, as bill clinton might say. >> it depends upon what the meaning of the word "is" is. >> reporter: the fact is, if there is going to be a second-term scandal, its seeds were probably sewn in the first term. the watergate break-in, nixon's first term. the actual iran contra deal, reagan's first term. bill clinton's liaison with lewinsky, first term. the actual plame leaks, first term. so if the obama team was going to mess up, history suggests, they already did. maybe it's something that has made headlines already, but maybe not. remember, the lewinsky scandal didn't surface until 1998. maybe the obama administration will make its own history and avoid a second-term scandal. but if not, disney world may seem very appealing. you know, it was interesting, in the president's news conference, he said he was well aware of the history of presidential overreach in second terms. that's a little bit of a different subject, but you get the sense that anyone that much aware of presidential his
so is there anything the obama team can do to prevent this? now, as bill clinton might say. >> it depends upon what the meaning of the word "is" is. >> reporter: the fact is, if there is going to be a second-term scandal, its seeds were probably sewn in the first term. the watergate break-in, nixon's first term. the actual iran contra deal, reagan's first term. bill clinton's liaison with lewinsky, first term. the actual plame leaks, first term. so if the obama team was...
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cnn projects that president obama will win the state. this is based on updated vote totals released yesterday. meanwhile florida governor rick scott is ordering a review of the election process in his state. people there waited in line for hours, even after polls closed in somt parts of south florida. >>> well, it is never too early to start looking ahead, so we asked cnn political editor paul steinhauser to start handicapping the 2016 presidential race. >> call it the never-ending campaign. when one election ends, the next one begins. >> i have just called president obama to congratulate him. >> i just spoke with governor romney, and i congratulated him and paul ryan on a hard-fought campaign. >> with the 2012 campaign barely in the rear view mirror, we're already talking about the next president in the white house. does the popular gop senator in florida have designs on running for the next republican nomination. a source close says that's way too premature. but it's always good to have friends in iowa. rubio's just one name in a large
cnn projects that president obama will win the state. this is based on updated vote totals released yesterday. meanwhile florida governor rick scott is ordering a review of the election process in his state. people there waited in line for hours, even after polls closed in somt parts of south florida. >>> well, it is never too early to start looking ahead, so we asked cnn political editor paul steinhauser to start handicapping the 2016 presidential race. >> call it the...
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tomorrow, president obama will be here in ohio. it's another of those battleground states we have talked about so much. cnn is in all of the hot spots. in colorado, we're live. you talked to "mountain mommas"? who are the mountain mommas. >> reporter: in political speak, they're the overcrowd. here, in this battleground state, a third of the registered voters are registered independents. drill that down even pfurther ad one of the key demos? suburban mothers. with the crunch of fall leaves beneath jogging strollers, this group of suburban colorado moms self-described "mountain mommas" hit their first lap chatting about the final leg in the race for president. >> i'm very torn. >> so you're undecided? >> i am definitely undecided. >> reporter: that makes tina the coveted surprise for both parties. >> knocks on my door, mail, to the tv ads. i put a note on my door that said "there are children napping in this house and i guarantee you you woent get my vote if you wake them up by knocking now" they're really bothering me. >> reporter:
tomorrow, president obama will be here in ohio. it's another of those battleground states we have talked about so much. cnn is in all of the hot spots. in colorado, we're live. you talked to "mountain mommas"? who are the mountain mommas. >> reporter: in political speak, they're the overcrowd. here, in this battleground state, a third of the registered voters are registered independents. drill that down even pfurther ad one of the key demos? suburban mothers. with the crunch of...
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but after fox news called obama for obama, the their best-known commentator objected. >> we have to be careful about calling things. >> reporter: once karl rove questioned the decision, megan kelly walked back there. live camera in tow. >> keep coming. here we go. >> we're actually quite comfortable with the call in ohio. >> reporter: but the anchor who got the most flack was abc's diane sawyer. >> can we have our music? because this is another big one here. >> reporter: viewers thought her delivery was strange. >> i'll have what diane sawyer is having. >> president barack obama has won the minnesota. >> reporter: someone else tweeted, and diane sawyer declares tonight's winner is chardonnay. >> reporter: officially abc wouldn't comment but staffers suggest the diane was just exhausted from debate prep and hurricane coverage. what's an anchor supposed to do when she gets a call of nature while she's in the middle of
but after fox news called obama for obama, the their best-known commentator objected. >> we have to be careful about calling things. >> reporter: once karl rove questioned the decision, megan kelly walked back there. live camera in tow. >> keep coming. here we go. >> we're actually quite comfortable with the call in ohio. >> reporter: but the anchor who got the most flack was abc's diane sawyer. >> can we have our music? because this is another big one here....
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president obama ended with 332 electoral votes. mitt romney got 206, but the bigger machine really here was eight. that is the number of toss-up states captured by the president. that is a clean sweep. and while the presidential race is officially over in florida, one of the state's congressional races is still undecided. the latest totals show a close race between first term republican congressman alan west and his democratic challenger patrick murphy. with murphy edging west by a mere 2,400 votes, results will officially be certified next tuesday and while murphy has claimed victory, west has yet to concede. the west-murphy race is one of the most expensive for a house seat. the federal election commission and the center for responsive politics are reporting west raised $17 million through mid-october, while murphy raised $3.7 million. >>> after scenes like this one where voters waited in long lines for hours, governor rick scott is ordering a review of what happened at the polls. in a state scott says, in part, we need to make i
president obama ended with 332 electoral votes. mitt romney got 206, but the bigger machine really here was eight. that is the number of toss-up states captured by the president. that is a clean sweep. and while the presidential race is officially over in florida, one of the state's congressional races is still undecided. the latest totals show a close race between first term republican congressman alan west and his democratic challenger patrick murphy. with murphy edging west by a mere 2,400...
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. >>> and it took some days, but we have a winner in florida, president obama won in florida based on projections before today's noon deadline. >>> and we're learning today that an e-mail investigation sparked the surprise resignation of director david petraeus. sources say the affair came to light because the fbi looked into a complaint that the biographer, paula broadwell, was sending harassing e-mails to another woman. tom, it is good to see you. wish it was a better story that we were talking about. but why would the fbi investigate the cia e-mails? why is this something the agency would handle internally? >> because the fbi has jurisdiction if someone uses the internet to threaten another person. so that is where the investigation began. it was not against director petraeus. it was because threats were being received over the internet. and since they're coming into someone working at cia headquarters, and particularly in the executive area, that prompted the fbi to go ahead and investigate the threat. >> okay, so the big concern here, then, that an outsider could have access, qui
. >>> and it took some days, but we have a winner in florida, president obama won in florida based on projections before today's noon deadline. >>> and we're learning today that an e-mail investigation sparked the surprise resignation of director david petraeus. sources say the affair came to light because the fbi looked into a complaint that the biographer, paula broadwell, was sending harassing e-mails to another woman. tom, it is good to see you. wish it was a better story...
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. >> paul ryan on why he and mitt romney lost to president obama last tuesday. big defeat for the gop. how can the party get back on track? with me is virginia governor bob mcdonnell, chairman of the governors association. governor, welcome to you. >> thanks for having me on. >> paul ryan looked shell-shocked, all the polling looked good and wow, all these people came out for president obama. was it really that big a surprise? every poll i was looking at in the last few weeks had obama ahead by two or three points. >> piers, we were very optimistic heading into that -- heading into that final week or two. i thought mitt romney after that first debate had really convinced the american people that he was the right leader, they had the right ideas to build up the middle class, to get us out of debt and back to work, and i thought the prevailing wisdom was if we were closer, within a point going into election day which many of the polls had, particularly in virginia, that the momentum on our side and the enthusiasm would carry the day. wasn't so. democrats did a gre
. >> paul ryan on why he and mitt romney lost to president obama last tuesday. big defeat for the gop. how can the party get back on track? with me is virginia governor bob mcdonnell, chairman of the governors association. governor, welcome to you. >> thanks for having me on. >> paul ryan looked shell-shocked, all the polling looked good and wow, all these people came out for president obama. was it really that big a surprise? every poll i was looking at in the last few weeks...
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nobody told me while i was in the bathroom colorado went for president obama. thanks, guys, i really appreciate it. >> reporter: one thing networks don't project are bathroom breaks. cnn, jeanne moos. >> good news for mitt romney, we can announce this, he has won most confederacy. >> we're just human, people. all right, see you at 10:00. thanks for watching. >>> well will come to this "360" special report, the battlefield at home. the challenges facing vets, a tough economy, questionable charity and more. look at charities, organizations promising to help wounded warriors, taking in tens of millions of dollars from well-meaning americans. what's happening to some of that money? a lot of good charities out there, but after what we've found and what you see tonight, you may think twice the next time someone asks you for a donation. that's a shame and that's why we're keeping them honest. starting with the group the disabled veterans national foundation, dvnf. according to their own tax filings they raised nearly $56 million in the past three years, a huge amount
nobody told me while i was in the bathroom colorado went for president obama. thanks, guys, i really appreciate it. >> reporter: one thing networks don't project are bathroom breaks. cnn, jeanne moos. >> good news for mitt romney, we can announce this, he has won most confederacy. >> we're just human, people. all right, see you at 10:00. thanks for watching. >>> well will come to this "360" special report, the battlefield at home. the challenges facing vets,...
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obama. i think he can be persuasive, and i think congress should listen. >> talking about feeling the pressure, suzanne, it could be that republicans feel that a little bit more of that same survey found that 59% of people would blame republicans if they're not able to reach a deal compared to 29%, which would place the blame on president obama. >> all right. thank you, maggie. appreciate it. >>> now to white house correspondent briana keiller. briana is talking about the four congressional leaders who were called to the meeting to the white house, calling it constructive. so, briana, that's a word that they use all the time. it doesn't really reveal very much. do we think there was any movement at all, any willingness to work together? >> i think so. maybe they do use that word a lot or they say productive, but i saw something today at the white house that i'm not sure that i have ever seen before, and that is the four of them standing together at a mai microphone trying to inspire some con
obama. i think he can be persuasive, and i think congress should listen. >> talking about feeling the pressure, suzanne, it could be that republicans feel that a little bit more of that same survey found that 59% of people would blame republicans if they're not able to reach a deal compared to 29%, which would place the blame on president obama. >> all right. thank you, maggie. appreciate it. >>> now to white house correspondent briana keiller. briana is talking about the...
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and i love obama. i understand the appeal of romney in this situation. >> reporter: like voters everywhere, he is tired of the campaign. >> obama has been here more than celine dion has. but hopeful that results not politics tops the agenda come january. >> if we're going to have the great country we had once this is not going to be a democrat or republican thing. this is going to be an every single american thing. >> reporter: louie anderson, a very funny guy but also pretty serious in that moment. recovery across nevada is spotty at best. the best number though that we have heard while here is that the price of houses has gone up by 1% in the last month. it's the first time that number has risen since 2007. miguel marques, cnn, las vegas. >>> cnn newsroom starts at the top of the hour. fred is here. >> we're going to take the plunge but not quite like. that. >> you couldn't pay me. >> go, miguel. that looked like a lot of fun. >> my hero. >> we're going to take the plunge into politics as well, presi
and i love obama. i understand the appeal of romney in this situation. >> reporter: like voters everywhere, he is tired of the campaign. >> obama has been here more than celine dion has. but hopeful that results not politics tops the agenda come january. >> if we're going to have the great country we had once this is not going to be a democrat or republican thing. this is going to be an every single american thing. >> reporter: louie anderson, a very funny guy but also...
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and obama care remains unpopular with the american people but president obama's re-election means it's here to stay. we'll tell you how it will affect your money and your family. that's all coming up at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> looking forward to it. thank you very much. >>> a shocking admission has turned the intelligence community on its head. the cia is scrambling for answers now as they prepare to talk to congress. up. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use, it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost print
and obama care remains unpopular with the american people but president obama's re-election means it's here to stay. we'll tell you how it will affect your money and your family. that's all coming up at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> looking forward to it. thank you very much. >>> a shocking admission has turned the intelligence community on its head. the cia is scrambling for answers now as they prepare to talk to congress. up. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante....
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and i love obama. i understand the appeal of romney and in this situation. >> reporter: like voters everywhere, he's tired of the campaign. >> obama has been here more than celine dionne has. >> reporter: but hopeful that results, not politics, tops the agenda come january. >> if we have the great country we had once, this is not going to be a democrat or republican thing. this is going to be an every single american thing. >> reporter: all right, so, miguel marquez joins us now. miguel, i told you many times ago to jump off a bridge and you never did it. but you went and jumped off a building. >> well, anything for television. i'll jump off a -- i'll climb a mountain for cnn, jump off a perfectly good building for cnn. >> oh, my gosh. listen, let's get down to business, brown noser, nevada is feeling a bit more optimistic, but the unemployment rate is still so high there. are there really signs of broader growth? >> reporter: there are. it is stunning that the president has held on to a lead, a slim l
and i love obama. i understand the appeal of romney and in this situation. >> reporter: like voters everywhere, he's tired of the campaign. >> obama has been here more than celine dionne has. >> reporter: but hopeful that results, not politics, tops the agenda come january. >> if we have the great country we had once, this is not going to be a democrat or republican thing. this is going to be an every single american thing. >> reporter: all right, so, miguel...